[access-uk] Re: Podcasts and Listen again
- From: "Damon" <damon.rose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 05:04:19 -0000
can I just add to this that there are some government restriction issues with
podcasts from the BBC. The BBC has pledged that it will not start any new
services. Podcasting is effectively a new service to add to: tv production, tv
broadcasting, radio production, radio broadcasting, website, etc.
The podcast trial from the BBC at the moment is as it says, very much a trial.
The BBC, Mark Thompson, Tessa Jowell, heads of other production and broadcast
companies see the BBC as being anti-competitive ... and what's more anti
-competitive than a public service non-profit making organisation to put out
its content free of charge with no adverts when other private companies may
wish to do this for money. Anti competitive.
At the moment, however, we are seeing Ricky Gervais show from the Guardian
website is the most downloaded and listened-to podcast on the iTunes service.
As the trial progresses, all these things will be taken into account.
If you want podcasts from the BBC, email them and tell them how much you'd like
it. Tell the individual programmes how much you enjoy their current trial
podcasts. Let them build up a body of evidence that podcasts are wanted. Ditto,
why not email the DCMS and say you'd be keen to see more podcasts out of the
BBC.
Funnily enough, podcasting is a big sticking point at the moment and I think
public support would help ... if that's what you want.
...Damon
----- Original Message -----
From: ron winstanley
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 9:26 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Podcasts and Listen again
Hi Peter
Not quite in the realm of make belief but sadly some time to go yet. I heard
today on Radio 4 that your wishes are held back by lack of money and it may be
down to the commercial market in future to provide these facilities. ersonally,
|I'm still struggling with getting the radio player downloaded and am looking
for an idiot's guide to get me started.
Cheers
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Logue
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 4:11 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Podcasts and Listen again
In regards to listen again. Won't we one day be able to have an automatic
downloadable podcast of our favourite show? The technology is out there,
but I don't think BBC Radio heads allow for this at the moment, or should I
say they just haven't gotten around to thinking about giving us the chance.
Hopefully in the near future they will have brightened up to the idea so
that we will be able to download our favourite program in 5 easy automatic
downloads. I think it would be great to just go to my computer and find out
that the latest Travelling Folk is completed its download and ready for
listening. And if all this is possible, I'd also like to have an automatic
downloadable podcast of the days TV listings. One could then choose which
podcast to download, BBC1, ITV2 etc, and listen to it at our leasure.
Perhaps though, this last idea might be better if it was offered by an
independent provider such as the likes of the folks at digi guide.
Perhaps the TV listings as read on VIP On Air could be offered as a
downloadable podcast. That sure would save me a lot of time checking several
different web pages.
Peter
From beautiful Helensburgh on the Firth of Clyde.
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